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Thursday, December 28, 2017

It is undeniable that we have
come from the industrial age to social media and that includes the hardware of
it which is the computer, camera, tv, robot, travel agent, school, store – that
most of us can afford. Most of this fits
in our pocket which is about 80% of what we “Liked” this year of 2017.Yes,
we carry those books (audio or Kindle), technology (apps), camera (travel)
wherever we are, and here are some suggestions:

Randomly selected 20+17 Likable in alphabetical item:

1.After Effects, AZ Screen, Adobe Creative,
KineMaster, Magisto (Best Video Editors).Apparently, movies can now be automatically edited using this app but
still can be enhancedbyyour creativity.

2.Alexa or Echo (Best AI and Best Gadget). Apparently, it
is the number one item sold online, number one most downloaded apps both
in android and IOS (Apple, a competitor).I got this in 2016 for my birthday and purchased
two more for our room.Also upgraded
with my new Kindle HD with Alexa and
Firestick.Our after dinner could not be more exciting with Jeopardy games
or turning off our Christmas lights with ease.Handy household intelligent gadget.(Runnerup:Firestick and OK Google)3.Algarve and Lisbon Portugal (Best and Cheapest
Trip in Europe).We rented a villa for
less than $100/day with a fantastic pool,
kitchen, and bar near the beach.

4.Amazon Cloud (Best Storage for Everything).The most reliable, fastest and even cheapest
cloud for all our files, photos, and
videos.I
can find my photos and documents with few
strike of my keypad.

5.Amazon Prime Photos (Best Storage for Photos).I pay
only $49 per year for my free shipping,
free movies, and free cloud as a graduate
student (with dot.edu email) and even if for
the full price of $99, it's well worth it. It automatically uploads your photos from your phone or computer and best of all dates them, so I can share them on my “Where were we 9 Years ago” Facebook or Instagram posting.6.Barcelona, Spain (Best City to Visit in
Europe).We
have been to Paris, London, Rome, Singapore, Dubai and other fabulous
cities but Barcelona is a fusion of history (older than Rome), nature (best
beaches), art (music, dance), food (paella and fish), architecture (Sagrada de Familia).Our four
days in June and five days in July 2017
was the highlight of our 35-day road-trip.Highly recommend Airbnb and Bus
Tour Hop on Hop Off and railway.

7.Black Mirror (Best Sci-Fi series overall on Kodi).Me and Myla grew up in the Twilight Zone TV series generation, and this series was a significant update that is focused
on the horror and thriller of a smartphone,
Alexa, Google and other horrors of tech.

8.Blinkist (Best Cheat on Books).Yes, Isometimes cheat with books because there is so
many out there to read but have no time so I
listen or read using Blinkist, an app that summarizes
every chapter but still covers the essential
detail and sometimes their audio is much superlative than the original
book.(comparable or next choice:Book Summary Pro).9.Brightside (Favorite Social Media Entertainment
Page)10.Costa Diadema (Best Affordable European
Cruise).We would not recommend any more big ocean cruise because the special
drinks, tours, and WiFi are not included but the 8-day Cruise is worth
it for less than $800 per person this is cheap with lodging and food included,
just buy it during offseason. Best stop: Palma De Mallorca and Savona.11.Costco (Best Supermarket for Toilet Paper and Chicken). Big yet the $60 annual membership is paid off just around 3 month of groceries or gas. We were member 10 years ago but after 3 years we came back as we see a difference and could not resist the quality (toilet paper, fish oil supplement) and prices (cakes, wine, chicken) and exclusive items (Yakisoba instant box meal). It's not just for big family or big bulky shopping, it's smart shopping too.

12.Daily Hope with Rick Warren (Best Life and
Religion Podcast).Couldn’t pass a day
without 25 inspiring solid life teachings from my
favorite pastor an speaker.Podcast Runner-up:How to Be Amazing, Talk Like TEDTalk, NPR

13.Fearless (Best Political Amazon TV Series).Another great TV series about human rights
lawyer trying to prove the innocence of a convicted murder.Surprisingly good with many twisted plots and
makes you think about government
conspiracy gone wrong.14.Flipboard (Best News Reader App).Browse your
social media or use this app and you
avoid the free ten read limits from excellent news source like Economy, NYT or Wall
Street and save $.15.Geneva Switzerland (Best 6 Day Week in Europe).Our second
week-long visit to our relatives was so enjoyable living right in the heart of
Geneva while we live like local shopping groceries at Migros (a cross between
Lidl and Walmart) while on a scooter, taking public transportation and driving
on a weekend day trip to Munich, Berne, and other major cities.The swimming at the Lake Geneve was a great
highlight.

16.Goalcast (Favorite Social Media Career Video
Page).

17.Google Trips (Best Tourist Guide).This is
a must-have when you travel whether it is a road trip or by plane as it gives you the actual advice and total guide and real-time rating and
recommendations.I dumped Travel Advisor as
most of the advice are paid sponsors and has been
tainted with many wrong tips and ranking.My
favorite is that it is linked to Google
Map that advises on rail or Uber
directions.

18.Groovebook (Best Printed Souvenir).Who wants a print of their Instagram shots?We all do (I think) not because just in case
we lose our phone or cloud photos but to have them bound and flip like the old fashion way is still exciting.Moreover,
for less than a cup of Starbucks Grandeyou get 150 copies of photos in an album
delivered monthly.

19.Hoopla, RB Digital, OverDrive, Cloudlibrary and other Audiobook (Best smartphone
apps).I
still don’t understand why other still pay $15 monthly subscription to Audible
when we already paid with our tax to these libraries supported Apps for
bestselling books.20.Humans (Best Sci-Fi Amazon TV).A Binge
worthy TV series about some futuristic British family who hired an AI
nanny.We like this a little bit more
than Westworld (HBO) which we also binge watch this year because it is more
“human” and more realistic than Westworld (Thandie Newton).They both earn 9 out of 10 Stars in our IMDB
rating.21.Instagram and Facebook Camera (Best Photo
Filtering Apps).Sorry, Snapchat, you should
have sold to Facebook, but they had the sweet revenge by designing a better
live filter and other Snapchat features like disappearing post.

22.Lidl or
Aldi Supermarket (Best Grocery for Cheap Eggs, Bread and Fruits).Although Lidle
maybe a bit more superior this original Trader Joe got everyone shopping spree
on everyday items like fresh milk and generic cereals.Best of all no more shopping cart all over
parking lot.I suggested this 5 years ago
when we first shop at Aldi in Italy.45
cents for a dozen egg, can’t beat that Walmart.23.Lost City of Z (Best 2016 Amazon Movie).Amazing true to life story of a British
explorer of the Amazon in the 1920s.With 78 Metascore we thought to
give it a try even though it was released
in 2016.Great family flick.24.Marseilles, Nimes, Avignon France (Best Other
City in France).Want to see real France
without the Eiffel, drive further south near the border of Spain and Switzerland and capture not so tourist but
lots of history and beautiful structures and delicious dining experience.Best AirBnB experience in Nimes.Check our YouTube page for the full experience.25.Nas Daily (Favorite Social Media Travel Video Page).
The 1-minute
video is so quick and full of honest, untainted advice.26.Now I Have
Seen Everything (Favorite Social Media Trivia and How-To Channel).A variety
of topics well concocted, not just videos but actual articles.

27.Pluto and
AOL News App (Best News Amazon App).AOL
is mostly Ad free and well-curated from a
various news organization. 28.Predestination
with Ethan Hawke (Best Sci-Fi Action Amazon Movie).This is
an old flick, andyou are finally figuring out we have a soft spot on Sci-Fi but with a more
human element like this time travel and conspiracy, CIA induced theme
action drama.(Also:The Book of Henry and What Happened on
Monday)

29.Public Library and their Ebook / Audiobook /
Movie (Best Source of Information and Entertainment).Use your
tax-paid benefits; most states pay Overdrive,
Hoopla, Zinio and other subscription-based
video/audio/book materials, so we can stream, listen and flip them at our
convenience.You can have multiple cities
or group accounts like me:Virginia Beach, Navy, Long Beach, Norfolk,
Ventura (I get the last three as a veteran
and prior resident), so that is over 50
books, movies, magazines, and audio music
a month.That is over $100s of monthly savings!

30.Salamanca Spain (Best 3 Day Trip) – of all our
travel, we spent most of our time in Barcelona for about six days total, yet our family enjoyed our two-night stay in Salamanca, Spain other than
Sevilla, Madrid and another major city in
Spain.(See 35-day Summer EUROad in our YouTube and Facebook page
adventure)

31.The Shape of You
by Ed Sheeran (Best Pop Music).We love
the beat, and most of all the
interpretation of music is like everyone we love does not matter what shape we
are.God shaped us the way we were.32.Short URL by Google (Most Useful App for Sharing
Links).It
is hideous to post those long URL Links. Simplify by click “Share” on whatever
source you have it (YouTube, Podcast, Kindle) then Apps will show up (like FB,
Instagram or Email), just choose Shore URL App and you can just paste that on
comments or text messages.33.Silence by Martin Scorsese (Best Amazon Movie).Our family enjoys the topic of religion and
other culture, in this case, Japan.However,
that was not the reason we enjoyed this big
theme movie about the 1600 Italian Jesuit missionaries to went to save the
other missionary (Liam Neeson).Must
see.

34.The $3 Nachos at Agave Bar (Best Cheap Food).Voted the best Nachos in Virginia Beach but
on Thursday, that is our complete dinner.So generous of all the spices and chips and meat on nachos.Yummy.Can’t go wrong with $9 family meal plus $2 beer.35.The Night Manager (Best Suspense Amazon TV
Series).Another British made TV series
set in Egypt with a hotel manager who infiltrated an arms dealer’s illegal
group that was linked to some authoritative government officials36.T-Mobile (Best Phone Service).We started with Verizon (too expensive), ATT
(longest) and so glad we switched to
T-Mobile, we were checking in daily, making USA calls, streaming Podcast and
YouTube while driving and traveling for
35 days in Europe with no additional cost.37.TuneIn Pro (Best Podcast App).I used
the Amazon app as it is Ad Free and get all kinds of talk here are some of my favorite:Business Daily, Daily Hope, How to be Amazing, Tony Robbins, Tim Ferris,
HBR Ideacast, TEDTalks daily.(Runner-up:Castbox, Podcast Addict)

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23 year Navy veteran with 20 years of progressive experience in world travel, career counseling, education advising and veteran consulting. Owner of MVOSS Creation LLC who manages and directs the following organization - serving the community of Virginia Beach and around the globe:

• Career Wise– provides current and most up to date information on veteran benefits, career development, and other transition support. With almost 17,000 combined social media subscribers serving those who are in transition seeking current information and guidance consist mostly of Navy counselors, active duty members, veterans and military family.

• MVOSS Consulting– creates meeting and unconference to Hampton Roads area (Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Suffolk, Chesapeake, Hampton and Portsmouth) and other nearby area in Mid-Atlantic providing education and training to prepare those who are in transition. Bartering other services with consultation and counseling. • Pinoy Puro – advice and cultural assistance providing video, photography services and career guidance to local Filipino communities.

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